I fear the distortions occur because it's been 38 years [since King's death]. It's been a long time since the real, living Dr. King came into this room. |
So much focus in the country is the impoverished minority community. But while 25 percent of the black community lives in poverty, 75 percent is outside of that. It doesn't always get in the news. |
The black farmer, working hard for his own, became the living symbol of the strong, independent black man. Farming also allowed black families to move into other businesses, from funeral homes to preaching to construction, and thus served as the bedrock of all black wealth in America. |
The news comes at you just so quickly. It's incredible in this day and age. Given that tremendous rate of news, sometimes I think it's easy for us to lose touch with the broader picture — the pattern of change. |
This is really a campus where Dr. King can live. |
Today, in terms of news, we have a fractured picture . . . more of a niche. Whether it be in terms of the Web or talk radio or cable television, everybody has their particular site on the news dial instead of having that broader picture. In the last year, we've seen Jennings, Brokaw and Rather all go away — a tremendous rate of change. |